black screen and caps lock blinking

Question:black screen and caps lock blinking

well my laptop for some reason is stuck in this caps lock code thing when all i did is remove my processor chip nd clean it nd put it back in and now my system just wont cut back on after multiple times of disassembling nd puttting it back together.....i made sure the replace everything and back the way it wasthen i proceeded to buying another processor chip nd i put tht in did the same process i even put new thermal paste on the chip alongside the fan nd im still getting this error which i dont kno why becuz all i did was take my processor chip out once nd now it starts acting like it doesn't want to work anymore even after putting in a new chip nd alongside tht the hard resets aren't working either

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black screen and caps lock blinking

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I put my computer to sleep last night and when I went to turn it on this morning it started to power but nothing happened. The screen is black and the lights for caps and number lock are blinking. They blink continuously with 4-seconds in between. I've tried a hard restart, as well as removing the RAM and wireless card (per other posts for similar problems). Does anyone have any idea what I should do next? I'm a graduate student and hate to admit it but I can't be without a computer for very long :/

Lap top died overnight. Plugged it in the next morning and the light from the mouse and the power button all came on as they normally would but the screen remains black and the caps lock led light continuously blinks.

Hi, First, with reference to the Service Manual on the link below - remove and re-seat your memory module(s). If the above makes no difference try the following. Again, with reference to the Manual on the link below, remove one of your memory modules and then see if the notebook will boot. If it doesn't, try the same module, but in the other slot. If is still doesn't boot, try the other memory module in both slots, to see if any combination will allow the notebook to start normally. The procedure for removing these modules is detailed starting on Page 63 of your Maintenance & Service Guide. Regards, DP-K

My Compaq CQ62-209WM was working great until a couple of weks ago. When I turned it on the screen stayed black, the caps lock light blinks once every 5 seconds, and the wifi light stays orange. Read on this forum of others with similar problems.I tried a hard reset and it worked the first time, long enough for me to back up the important stuff on my hard drive, but did not work the second time (or any time I have tried it since then).One blink indicates CPU failure so I ordered a new CPU and thermal material, dismanteled the unit and replaced the CPU and thermal material this evening. Still have black screen and blinking lights - still one blink every 5 seconds. Tried hard reset, no change.Any suggestions? Not able to replace computer at this time - willing to try almost anything.Thanks in advance.

Answer:Compaq CQ62-209WM, black screen and caps lock blinking

Hi @micwtx , Thank you for visiting the HP Support Forums and Welcome. I have looked into your issue about your Compaq Presario CQ62-209WM Notebook and issues with the flashing lights and not starting correctly. Here is a link to computer does not start. It has the LED blinking codes and suggests that it could be your System Board. Have you tried to reseat the memory and HDD? (it is in the document) Please note remove any and all USB devices. Disconnect all non-essential devices, as these could cause some issues. Plug the power adapter directly into a functioning wall outlet. Do not plug it into a power strip, surge protector, or secondary power source as this could cause and issue.Hope this helps you. Thanks.

Just registered so I could also say thanks to the member who came up with the cost-free solution to this problem. Put a towel around the laptop until it overheated enough to turn itself off. Waited for it to cool. Started right up w/ no issues.Woo hoo! My wife asked me how I fixed it, after my computer guy said it couldn't be done in a cost effective way. I told her I used a bit of witchcraft. lol

My HP Pavilion x360's screen is black. The computer turns on but the screen remains blank. The Caps Lock LEDs blink, but that is all. Ive tried to do a hard reset but nothing happens. I read that the LEDs are emitting a blink code for a CPU issue, but I don't know how to fix the problem.

My friends dv7-1135nr is not posting. The num lock and caps lock led light will flash once every 2 seconds at the same time. According to HP this issue is a " not functional" cpu. I am ordering another cpu for 16.00 off ebay because this is cheaper opposed to ordering another board. Anyone else have this issue? And if so did you fix it ?

I have a Compaq Presario CQ56-101SG which does not start anymore.I updated the BIOS from Version F.00 to F.18 which forces the device to reboot which went well. But after a shutdown the notebook does not start, it hangs with a blank screen, power LED and WiFi LED lit up and Caps Lock LED is blinking about 1x/sec. What I tried to recover:* Remove battery and AC adapter, press power button for about a minute and try to power up again with AC connect. --> Same bad state as before.* Press power button for 5 sec while no power connected (battery removed), reconnect AC, press [Win]+[B] while power button starts the system. --> Same bad state as before.* The same as before but this time with a 2GB USB thumb drive (FAT16 formatted, "HP_TOOLS" named, put "01604F06.BIN" - an older BIOS version binary - into root directory) connected to USB port. --> Same bad state as before. - Did I anything wrong when trying to recover the BIOS?- May the name of the BIOS file needs to be something else?- Is there anything else I can try to get the device up and running again? Kind regardsChristian

I have a windows 8 HP pavilion x360. I used it about 2 weeks ago after I downloaded a picture program from Canon and it was fine. Went to use it today and when I plugged it up and turned it on the screen is black, and the caps led is blinking every 4 seconds. This isn't my laptop so I'm freaking out a bit. I'm not sure what I did but I'm not sure how to fix it either. The fan comes on. I've tried a few things but nothing works. I hooked up an HDMI from it to the TV just to see if I could get something on the screen but nothing comes up. Anyone else have a solution? And is this common? Going to take it to Best buy tomorrow, but I rather not spend the cash.

For some time now, i have been experiencing that my Num Lock, Caps Lock and Scroll Lock all lights up (not blinking) all at the same time, I tried to google it but i can not find any solutions or explanations for it.

Does anyone know if it is bad? and what is causing this?

I am having a wired keyboard with nothing fancy just a standard issue Logitech keyboard.

Can you toggle those functions off, one at a time? Sometimes restarting the computer will use the last state it was in, I'd fully shut down and pull the power cord from the computer and the keyboard cable then put them back and try again.

I have a HP Envy Dv6. It was having problems overheating so i opened it up to clean the fan and air intake. I put it all back together and now I have a black screen. I can hear the hard drive spin but the fan only comes on sometimes. If i blow in the intake when the fans not running it starts to spin. The caps lock led is flashing constanly at a rate of 1 second, no pause, just 1 second intervals. Did i kill the fan or is the flashing telling something else. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

HP G62 US-340, Black screen and flashing caps lock when i power it on, And some time it comes on like it should. I tried draining all power from unit to reset and that wasn't any help. Can you help me Please ?

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Answer:HP G62 US-340, Black screen and flashing caps lock

Hi @mikeyh25 Thank you for your query, I will do my best to help! I understand that when you start up your notebook you get a black display with no error messages,but you see the Caps Lock light flashing. Here is a link to assist you. Computer does not start and the LEDs blink or the computer beeps. Best of Luck!

my father left his computer turned off for a few days and now it refuses to start up. we currently have a black screen with the caps and num locks flashing once every 3 seconds. the wireless button has remained red (normally blue when system is operating) and the fan can be heard carrying on its normal duties. ive tried hard reseting and cleaning the ram chips to no success and applied a hairdryer to the fan to make sure the heat sink was functioning. google tells me it might be a BIOS issue or the GPU may have something wrong with it but i lack the technical knowledge to investigate this. any help would be appreciated

Laptop was working well. Suddenly wont start. Fan comes on, caps lock light blinks intervals of 2, screen black. Tried hard boot according to HP instructions. Was in hibertnate mode prior to failed start. Would like to determine if I need to replace motherboard or processor. Thanks for help. ps. also determined memory and hard drive are good.

Got a HP Probook 450 G0 here, which is powering up with no screen display. No BIOS, no nothing. It isn't the backlight. You can hear fans spinning up, the Caps Lock key starts flashing, but nothing else happens. I've removed RTC/BIOS battery, nothing. Removed and swapped RAM, nothing. Plugged into TV with HDMI, nothing. I'm starting to suspect it's something more complex - a motherboard problem, a BIOS problem, or a CPU problem. I seem to remember older HPs having Caps Lock blink codes for reporting issues, but I can't see any info about that for the ProBooks. Any ideas?

Laptop was working well. Suddenly wont start. Fan comes on, caps lock light blinks intervals of 2, screen black. Tried hard boot according to HP instructions. Was in hibertnate mode prior to failed start. Would like to determine if I need to replace motherboard or processor. Thanks for help. ps. also determined memory and hard drive are good.

Dear anyone! I need a deperate help.I have a Windows 7 home premier OA type HP laptop this is the specification I have.Let me write down what happened.I always before close down my laptop I choose the sleep tab.and when I do open again it's start automatically but somethimes I have to do the start button.So my trouble started when I did my usual close down choosing the sleep tab and it went well,but10-15 minutes leater I forget something and wanted to looking up,after the start up I heard my lap top speed up and start well but the screen stays pitch black,no company logo and anything at all! What I noticed only a CAPS LOCK button LED light is going on and off.My question is what is the problem I hope that not Virus! Or I had close down something? How can I start my lap top again?PLEASE HELP! sincerely zoltan

Right before this whole problem happened I was able to start my laptop, although I noticed that the whole loading ring started glitching and so was logging in. It told me that the laptop needed to restart and so allowed it to. It said error message: CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT. It didn't have a problem until reaching 65% and the whole screen turned black with the caps lock key LED started blinking. It's been like this for a while please help

Hello My notebook is not booting, the only sign I get is the Scrool Lock and Caps Lock lights blinking repeatedly three times. Important to mention that this laptop has a history of overheating and problems with its battery (battery was not charging anymore). Thank you very much.

Answer:Caps Lock and Scroll Lock blinking, will not boot up

Hello @FerrariLuis, Match the sequence of 'blinks' to those shown in the table below. Try to reseat the Memory Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again !! **Click the White Thumbs Up Button on the right to say Thanks**Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. Thank You,GBL84I am not an HP Employee

Hi,I have an inspiron 9400 that has been having some issues lately. As of right now, when I push the power button, the power light comes on but it does not boot or even post. The Num lock stays on and the caps lock and scroll lock lights blink for about 40 seconds then the whole thing shuts off. This can obviously be only a few things but, how to I figure out what those blinking lights mean. I have search dell support but have found nothing. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

Answer:blinking Caps lock and Scroll lock/ no boot up

Try reseating your RAM securely in their slots. I have read that blinking of any of the lock indicators is a sign of memory failure.

Hi, Can you match the sequence of 'blinks' to those shown in the table below. Can you post back with the full Model No. and Product No. of your notebook - see Here for a guide on locating this information. Regards, DP-K

I went to get my HP dv4 Pavilion laptop after work tonight to check email and i opened it up and moved around the mouse to wake it up...the lights on they keyboard all came on as if it were starting but the screen stayed black. I waited a few minutes because sometimes it's been known to take a few seconds to actually kick on...but nothing happened so I forced shutdown by holding the power button. Turned it back on and the screen came on(with a "your system didn't shut down properly error screen) but it still started, but now the Caps Lock and Scroll keys had blinking lights on the side and top, blinking together about every second. I tried tapping the buttons and nothing happened. What caused this and how can i get rid of the blinking. I've read from doing a google search that shutting down, taking the battery out and unplugging from the A/C adapter and holding the power button for 15 seconds takes care of the problem...but I would like to make sure that is safe before trying as this is a fairly new laptop(just got it at Christmas time). I'm running Windows 7 if that makes a difference. would also like to add that I just noticed that my little batter icon says it is plugged in but not charging....it's sitting at 80%....this is a brand new ac adapter that I just got last week...so I hope it's not that.Thank you for any help you can give me....and sorry if this isn't the right forum....it seemed to be the best fit.

In order to help you further, could you please provide us with more information about your computer? Please post the specific model number or the (PN - Part Number) from the white tag on your computer. This will help us locate drivers and identify correct parts for your specific model. Make sure you've got the latest HP system BIOS installed.

I have an HP Pavilion Laptop that is about 2 years old. I usually keep it in Hibernate mode but last night I shut it down totally and this morning woke up and the Caps lock and Num lock keys are blinking. Any clues as to what the problem is? All led lights on top are lit. Screen does not come up at all. I am going to try the hard reset to see if that is the problem. Any ideas would help.

Answer:Hp Pavilion Blinking Caps Lock and Num Lock keys

Hi, Welcome to TSG forums!You might try booting it into safe mode....while computer is booting, continously tap the F8 key. This should open it in safe mode. If it does, use the arrow keys to move up to 'last known good configuration' click on enter, let the machine do its thing. Let us know how it goesVicks

Hello. I am trying to fix an HP G62-367DX Notebook PC. Operating sys: Win 7, 64bit, AMD Turion(tm) 530II Dual-Core Processor, 4GB, 2.50GHz. I had this laptop since December of 2010 and on June of 2013 is when I used my notebook PC and was initially of no use. I have been working on my laptop on and off since. I am not afraid to open the sucker up and get this thing up and running.

The problem started out with what most ppl call it, the "blue screen of death". Like most ppl, I did ignore the blue screen and did a restart which brought me to the normal Windows screen and then it would start back up just fine. I found this in Device Manager's (Hidden Files):Non-Plug and Play Drivers-! ehdrv-! epfwwfp-! Security Processor Loader DriverI am not sure if it has anything to do with what it was the blue screen situation, but I tried searching on the net on what it all meant and to see if I was able to fix it, but before I was able to do something about it, the blue screen kept popping up and it was getting worse.

The problem progressed to where on Windows startup it would just stop there, blue screen would pop up and of course I had to restart it and do an F8 key press for Safe Mode. I had to work on Safe Mode for a good couple of weeks before I can figure out the problem/s. I believe I had went into the system and found out it had something to do with some kind of error... *sigh* I did write it down, but that was like a month ago and I am unable to locate my ... Read more

Please help my HP stream 11 is not turning on!!!! When power button is pressed, I am not directed to startup instead nothing happens...just a black screen.Nothing happens, and there's no noise. Caps locks blink every 3-4 seconds. I waited for the battery to die and charged again and switched on and still nothing happened....Please... Please help! I have all my essential school work/textbooks there! U r a saviour if u canfix the issue! Pls!!!

Answer:Computer won't turn on!! Black screen w/ caps lock flashing...

Hello @Idiotsmiles, Can you match the sequence of 'blinks' to those shown in the table below. Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again !! **Click the White Thumbs Up Button on the right to say Thanks**Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. Thank You,GBL84I am not an HP Employee

Model CQ61 319WM This is a friend's computer. Yes, it's old. But, it was working fine until it went into sleep mode last night. Hasn't come up since. Searches took me to this HP support page. Win+B and Power on does not show the BIOS restore screen. It just shows the same black screen. It mentions trying more than once. I tried at least a half dozen times. Removed the battery and unplugged the power for a few seconds prior to some of the tries. The BIOS download (sp48895.exe) does not provide the option to format a USB drive as bootable. I searched around and created my own bootable thumb drive. Then, copied the BIOS files onto it. Unfortunately, that method also uses the Win+B and power on to bring up the boot order screen. All I get is black. There are a bunch of "black screen" threads on here. I've read several of them. But, I haven't found any others that appear to apply to this model. Suggestions appreciated. Drake Christensen

Answer:Black screen, Num+Caps Lock lights blinks slowly

Hi,Please try a hard reset and see if it works.1. Power off your laptop2. Remove the a/c adapter, battery and everything that is attached to your laptop.3. Hold the 'POWER 'button down on your laptop for about 10 seconds.4. Plug in the a/c power supply (without battery) and power on.Regards.

Hello everyone. I'm attempting to help diagnose my sister-n-laws HP 15 laptop. I've searched high and low for an answer but all I'm finding is people with different types of "3 beeps". They either have 3 "short" beeps or 1 short with 2 long or something like that. I can't find ANYTHING with 3 long beeps. It does 3 long beeps twice and then nothing. I can hear the hard drive spinning too. No HP or BIOS documentation ever mentions anything about 3 long beeps either. Does anyone have any idea what is going on with this thing? I'm saying "3 beeps" but there's a total of 9. However, these 9 are segmented into 3 definite sets. It's 3 long beeps then a pause for 2-3 seconds then 3 long beeps, pause, 3 long beeps. Total of 9 beeps.

When I turn on my HP laptop the usual lights come on, fan goes like normal but the screen is black there are no beeps anymore since I bought new ram for it but the caps lock flashes 3 times stops then flashes 3 times again keeps doing that until switched off.Model number is: 15-AF066SAThanks in advance for any help :-)

After normal use and simply closing my laptop, it will not reboot. I have had this happen before and was able to reboot by restarting. Following various forum instructions, I've removed the battery and attempted recovery from discs several times. I've connected the unit to my smart tv, but cannot see my computer screen on the tv monitor. What's happening now: When I turn on the laptop, the caps/num lock LEDs blink once. There's power, but the fan seems quieter than usual. It has been a little loud and running a little warmer recently. The light at the power cord is white, and the light on the touch pad is on/white. The wifi light and sound light are both red. Any advice?

Hello everyone. I'm attempting to help diagnose my sister-n-laws HP 15 laptop. I've searched high and low for an answer but all I'm finding is people with different types of "3 beeps". They either have 3 "short" beeps or 1 short with 2 long or something like that. I can't find ANYTHING with 3 long beeps. It does 3 long beeps twice and then nothing. I can hear the hard drive spinning too. No HP or BIOS documentation ever mentions anything about 3 long beeps either. Does anyone have any idea what is going on with this thing?

Hello everyone,I'm holding a Pavillion x360 convertible pc 13-u002ne.I was watching a movie yesterday as usual on my recently purchased laptop and woke up to the the fact that it's not wanting to start off anymore. The power button turns on but the Caps Lock emits a blinking in the same pattern 3 slow blinks then 5 fast ones, with a black screen.I checked the link communicated above for blink/beeps troubleshooting but it doesn't show anything regarding my pattern.I opened the laptop and removed the battery, the CMOS battery and the Ram, then put them all back again but nothing changed.During the startup process, I tried pressing on various buttons and combinaisons to reset my bios but nothing seemed to work since all throughout my screen is always black.Any support would be highly appreciated.

Hi, I have HP Pro X2 410 G1 and when pushing the ON/OFF Button,it vibrates as it would be,and instead of turning on the display and displaying the HP logo and so on,it keeps the display black with no led (like it is when the tablet is turned off) and starts blinking white light on CAPS LOCK button,it blinks 1 time,after 3-4 second once more time,after 3-4 second once more time and continues doing so until I turn the tablet off. I turn it off by holding the ON/OFF button for several seconds,and it turns off as usually does when everything is ok (a light is blinking 1 time on the lower middle of the screen ribs and the power goes off) .So I think it actually turns on,but the screen is not showing anything and the system realizes that something is wrong and gives me alert with that blinking on CAPS LOCK button ... I have removed the touchscreen and using the tablet with its HP Pavillion x2 dock station as a notebook.The screen is moving, because the touchscreen must have been fastened to it, but I have removed the touchscreen and only the screen is left.there are times that it turns on normally,but for about 70-80% situations it gives the problem above PLEASE HELP ME TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM

I have an x61t that when it locks for screen saver password and you have to CTRL ALT Delete the relog back on. the CAPS lock on the onscreen keyboard indicates on but it's not. 1. Log into the tablet.2. The screensaver would lock the tablet.3. Press Ctrl Alt Delete to get to the logon screen.4. The on screen keyboard would show the Caps Lock key as on but it wasn't. If they pressed the Caps Lock key it would then be on.5. The users don't press the Caps Lock key now, even though it is being displayed as on, and they can logon OK. I cannot recreate this problem on another X61tablet and this behaviour happens even when the notebook is in a docking station with an external keyboard. anybody seen this error before?

My partner Tracys HP DV6 laptop is refusing to boot. The machine appears to power up as normal, the power, volume and wifi lights above the keyboard light up as does the 'on' light at the front left corner and the fan can be heard running but the screen remains blank with no flickers of anything and no sign of even a cursor. The caps lock/num lock* lights repeatedly give two blinks in time with each other.

* I say num lock light. I think this is what it's normally referred to although num lock is not the nearest button. It's at the top right hand corner of the screen next to the 'End/page up' buttons.After a bit of googling I have tried doing the hard reset (switch off, remove battery and power cable, leave for 30s then hold down power button for 1 min before rebooting). I also tried connecting an external monitor via the vga socket and to a TV set via the HDMI output. None of these approaches have yielded any results. My googling has also revealed the two blinks from caps lock/num lock are the code for a BIOS corruption fault.

I found instructions for restoring the BIOS here...

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02693833

I was going to follow the instructions there but wanted to check here first in case there was a more appropriate course of action I should take first.Another thing is that there seems to be a lot of heat being blown out by the fan considering the machine appears not to be booting.I'm no computer expert but a... Read more

* Sorry for my Englishhi everyonei bought a laptop since 2 weeks and it came without Windows "no dos"so i installed windows 10 and i let it do the update and after finish the updates it restarted and when it restarted i had a black screen and i tried to power it off and turn it on again and the same "black screen with caps and num lock light (led light not blinking or flashing) "so i tried many solution and i didn't get any resultesthe solution was :- i earse the hdd from another pc and put it again- i tried to press the power button for 1 min- i pulled the cmos for 30 minutes and put it again- i found the ram embedded in motherboard so i can't remove it- i took the hair dryer and i tried to run the fan cpu and turn on the pc- i removed the keyboared and turn on the pc- i removed the battery and turn it on with AC adapter- i tried another display with hdmi cable- i tried with Novo button- i drained the battery until the led of the battery can't blinck anymore- i removed the DVD- i try to boot with bootable DVD " windows 10 ; 8.1 ; 7 ; xp "- i try to boot with USB flash but it didn't even blinck- i removed the cpu fan- i tried (Fn/Win) + R and (Fn/Win) + B and Fn with all the F and also (Fn/**bleep**) + ESC- i removed the Wireless Card*the PC model is: Lenovo V310-80SY*this is video for what happen when i turn it onPlease i need help because i just bought it recently ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu1ipEHfDrU

Hey all. Got windows 7 on my g555, with truecrypt on the drive, if it matters. Last night, closed down the cover of my laptop before i fell asleep, like always, today it doesn't respond at all when I opened it back up. Forced it to shut down, and haven't seen anything but a black screen since. The power light comes on, the fan comes on, and that's about it. Can't get to the bios, can't do ANYTHING. Tried unplugging it for a while, pressing power 10 times, holding power down for a minute, ran the battery entirely dry THEN discharged the caps, ...I've read many solutions where its the built up static charge that's the problem, but not here. I've tried all versions of the solution I could find, all very similar, but none worked. I took out my RAM and put it back in, and same for the hard drive. No dice. The only lights I get at all are the power light, and the battery charging light next to it. Can't get the CAPS LOCK, num lock, any of that to do anything. Cannot boot by CD/DVD as I cannot change the bios, and can't get any response from any keys or key combos that I can think of (including the one-touch restore). Any advice? What can I try here to get this sucker going again?

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Answer:G555-0873 Black screen, No splash, no bios, not even caps lock lights

I have a HP 15-f162dx with an i3-4030u processor and a "born on" date of May 2015. About half the time on startup it gives me the blinking LED error light. I've read through the guide online but didn't see anything that matched exactly. The wifi button light is lit solid orange, the caps lock blinks steadily at roughly 4 second intervals without any variation in the pattern. If the power cord is plugged in the light there is solid. If the cord is not plugged in, then there isn't a light. I assume the power light and wifi light are irrelevant in this case, but figured I'd mention them anyway. I'm starting to think it's the motherboard, but not sure. Any ideas?

Laptop needs to be restarted when the Caps lock led blinks. Cannot use the keyboard. Pls help asap.

Answer:Caps lock LED blinking

Hi, Can you match the sequence of 'blinks' to those shown in the table below. Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again **Click the White Thumbs Up Button on the right to say Thanks**Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. Thank You,GBL84I am not an HP Employee

I've a customized Pavilion G6, and recently caps lock has started blinking, like, it blinks for 2 or 3 minutes, then it goes back to normal. I googled about it and found some guys had problems like their CPU being damaged, their BIOS being corrupted or something about memory buffers... Well, I'm able to use my laptop, no blank screen or whatsoever.So, my questions are, why do I get this blinking from caps lock? Should I be worried? And what can I do to make it back to normal?

Answer:Caps Lock keeps blinking...

Hello,

I see that you're having an issue with the caps light blinking 2 times. This means the memory is going bad. I would suggest reseating the memory. If reseating the memory does not resolve the problem, try replacing the memory with new memory.

If you do not feel comfortable reseating the memory yourself, take the computer to a computer retailer and ask them to reseat it for you.

Here is a document showing you how to reseat the memory.

Shown here this is the chart showing you the cause of the blinking.

You can also follow this document telling you what the cause for every possible issue you have with the caps lock blinking.

My laptop boots fine and everything and just today after being on it for about 2-3 mins the screen blinks black for a second and then the caps lock button starts blinking fast , then about 5 minutes later the screen blinks again and the caps lock button starts blinking again but slower this time... The only known problem I have is just my battery needing to be replaced and I've recently reset my laptop a little over a month agao

Answer:Caps Lock blinking

Hello @Aye_nom, Can you match the sequence of 'blinks' to those shown in the table below. Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again !! **Click the White Thumbs Up Button on the right to say Thanks**Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. Thank You,GBL84I am not an HP Employee

My HP Pavilion DV7 notebook running Windows 7 went either to sleep or Hibernate and will not wake up. Hard shutdown and re-booted. All lights come on but get a black scree with the Cap lock and Num lock led blinking (pos BIOS). Blinking has no pattern simply blinking. Noticed the HD led not doing anything either. Trouble shoot attempted. 1. Unplugged all externals, removed Battery, unplugged power and held down start button for 1 min. No resolve. 2. removed HD and dim chips and re-seated then performed step 1. no resolve. 3. removed cmos battery for 10 min reinstalled and performed step 1. Still no resolve. Anyone have any other Ideas? Note; black screen so no access to any desktop ect. Also attempted attaching an external Monitor no signal noted.

My laptop won't start. The fan will spin for split sec, on stop. The caps lock led blinks 3 times when i push the power button. I tried removing the ram and replacing it and the computer still is stuck.

Answer:Blinking capso lock and black screen on boot up

And also before my, when it worked it would not detect any external display

hi everyone, I have a hp Pavilion dm4-3011Tx with beats which is about 7 months old. Yesterday I woke it up from sleep and the keyboard lit up and the caps lock light would blink twice every few seconds. I held the power button down and rebooted it and when it started up the fans were running and the light was still blinking. I tried a hard reset and everything and several hours later it started again randomly...A short while later it happened again and this time I was unable to fix the problem. I have already read that it a Bios corruption but I don't know what that means. Can anyone help? Thanks. I have already tried doing a hard reset, taking the battery and the plug out, pressing the windows key and b while turning it on. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer:Caps Lock Light Blinking Twice

Your keyboard seems to be damaged. Get it replaced, you're still in warranty I guess.

I have a hp pavilion dv6 7012 TX laptop.On switching on, screen remains black, there is red led light on WiFi button and earlier led light of caps lock was blinking thrice.So following a guide I reseated the memory modules in my laptop but still on powering on Screen remains blank but caps lock light is blinking twice. what should I do now?? Any advice will be appreciated.

When I turn on my laptop, my screen is blank and my caps lock blinks once before pausing. I saw where this means I have a CPU issue and the processor may not be functioning correctly. How can I fix this error?

My Hp pavilion dv4- 2049us and my laptop screens stays black and not booting up. I have removed the keyboard connector due to defective found.It was working with USB keyboard two or three times just after recovery. Before recovery the laptop inbuild keyboard was connected. At recovery time after 1 time restart it was not going to the next step of installation. Giving beep sound. That time I have removed the inbuild keyboard. and useing usb keyboard. Completed the recovery installation with usb keyboard. After recovery onetime the problem found but after trying 2 to 5 times on and off it was working. Now after 2 or 3 time restart laptop is not boot up atall. but the caps lock blinking continiusly and volume, and the wifi light they all turn on and so do the fans. Capslock light blink every second. I need to know is it the signal of the removied inbuild keyboard? please help.

Answer:caps lock blinking no display

Hi @rajesh7887,I hope you enjoy your visit to the HP Support Forums. I understand you are having an issue with the computer not booting and the cap lock light blinking. I will be glad to help you. Please follow the step from these documents.Computer Does not Start (Windows 7, Vista, XP)Computer Does Not Start and Emits an LED or Beep Code Please keep me informed of how things went. If you require further assistance, let me know and I will gladly do all I can to help you.Please let me know if this resolves the issue by marking this post as "Accept as Solution".To simply say thanks, click the Thumbs up below! Thanks.

Now i'm not sure what to do here......i tried to turn on my pavillion g6 and nothing happens. It tries to boot, but then the only thing that happens is the blue caps lock button blinks.....i've tried with and without the battery....

So to add to the long list of problems I've had with my HP laptop (look at my profile for all the problems I've had in the past 1.5 years), my laptop will no longer power on. I had stopped using it for about a month, only to come back to find it will not turn on, and the caps lock button blinks in this pattern: +-+---+-+---... I have tried draining the battery, leaving it on the charger, and trying to reset it in any way I can. The battery is inside so it can't be disconnected.

Hello all, I know this is a common thing that the laptop doesnt turn on and the caps lock is blinking 5 times. However, my Probook 4540s is strangely turns on with the 5 capls lock blinks. But it doesnt go passed the HP logo. i can go to the bios and i have done a basic diagnostic test but there were no issue find in the tests. I have tried to force boot up using a windows DVD boot menu slection, but it doesnt go pass the winodws logo. And the system seems to be quite slow.. and the cooling fan stops spinning after some time trying to boot the windows disk. Please help me to sort this out! Thank you.

I need help.... the Caps lock key keeps blinking or its blinking for a while then it stops and I am typing capital and common letters mistakes Secondly, the touchpad is not responding when the caps lock key is blinking. And it is really frustrating like. ..

Answer:Caps lock key blinking and touchpad not responding

Hi,Please try a hard reset and see if it works.1. Power off your laptop2. Remove the a/c adapter, battery and everything that is attached to your laptop.3. Hold the 'POWER 'button down on your laptop for about 10 seconds.4. Plug in the a/c power supply (without battery) and power on.Regards.

At boot I get a blank screen, no beeps and a caps lock light bling twice, pause, twice, pause... and so on.What hardware component is involved ?Thanks

Answer:Blinking caps lock light at boot

Hello @Morelli-L, Can you match the sequence of 'blinks' to those shown in the table below. Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again !! **Click the White Thumbs Up Button on the right to say Thanks**Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. Thank You,GBL84I am not an HP Employee

So i was using the laptop when it started to slow everything, so i decided to restart, the restart windows prompted and suddendly the screen went black, like it was going to shutdown. Turn it on again but now have black screen, i only hear the fan and i have blinking LEDs in CAP/NUM blocks blinking, they are continuously blinking and dont know what it could be, tried hard reset and bios restoratio but nothing worked, any help on what could it be?

Answer:HP laptop not starting, blinking caps/num lock led

Hi,Please try a hard reset and see if it works.1. Power off your laptop2. Remove the a/c adapter, battery and everything that is attached to your laptop.3. Hold the 'POWER 'button down on your laptop for about 10 seconds.4. Plug in the a/c power supply (without battery) and power on.Regards.

Hello, I have a problem with my hp625 laptop it will not start and the caps lock blinks 5 times can anyone help? thanks

Answer:hp625 caps lock blinking 5 times

Hi, Caps Lock blinking 5 times could indicate a hardware failure..possibly motherboard. Here is the link that will tell you about the blink codes..You can try the first step from the link below (hard reset) and check if it helps.. If it continues then may require some hardware replacement.. Troubleshooting LED Blink Codes or Beep Codes During Startup or Boot

I get the blinking caps lock/ scroll lights once a month or so. Restarting or doing a hard reset usually fixes the issue. But is there something I can do to resolve this? Apparently the 4 blinking sequence signals a graphics controller issue, but not sure what this means or how to fix.

Suddenly a week ago , the caps lock key started blinking without any sequence , sometimes 2,3,4,5 time and sometimes always on , and do not respond to whenever i click on it .updated bios ,did diagnostic check which hp provides while startup ,processor and memory seems good in thattried reseting also , drained electrical charge also by pressing power button for 30 seconds after removing batteryits very uncomfortable as i have to work on documents.cannot leave my laptop at service center as i have to use it daily.please help.

MY CAPS LOCK KEY is blinking 1 times in intervals and sometimes many times, sometimes its on for many seconds automatically, i dont know what to do please help. I have tried to update BIOS and still the problem is same , tried to downgrade from windows 10 to original windows 8.1 and problem is the same. ResetTING the laptop is NOT HELPING please help.

Hard Reset: I've removed the battery, pressed the power button for 10, 30, 60 seconds, re-inserted the battery and rebooted. Fail, no change : blank screen, amber F12, Caps Lock blinks every 5 seconds.I've removed the battery *and* the CMOS battery, pressed the power button for 10, 30, 60 seconds, reinstalled the batteries, and rebooted. Fail, no change.I've swapped out known good RAM for the existing RAM, and have also rebooted with no RAM. Fail, no change.I've swapped out RAM and tried all the above reset procedures. Fail, no change.I've connected to an external VGA monitor in all the above scenarios. Fail, no change. VGA monitor appears to never be detected during boot attempts under Auto-detect or Analog connection.

The hard drive sat in a rubberized caddy, which appeared to be heat-fused in its location and was difficult to extract. The hard drive is readable, but does not appear to have suffered any thermal damage.

Is there any way to interrogate the BIOS, chipset, video, or components to determine a root cause and whether it's fixable or not?

My daughter has an HP Pavilion DV6, that I have fixed the symptoms of a problem but would like to get to the bottom of the cause. The problem was that it wouldn't start, when you switch on you can hear the fan, the led on the caps lock bilnks continuously, and the led on the wifi key is orange. (It is normally white when working properly.

Having trawled numerous forums including HP I could not find a resolution, many suggestions such as reset the power, clean the memory and slots etc etc, followed by loads of entries from people trying all of these without succes

I eventually came across a post that said he had fixed it by simply wrapping the laptop in a blanket, switching on, leaving for 20 minutes then switching off and on again. This post was followed by dozens of people saying this worked for them.So, rather sceptically, I tried it and amazingly it worked. The laptop now starts every time without a problem. So aparantly problem solved.

However I would like to get to the bottom of this before it happens again. I want to find the actual reason for the failure and if necessary replace any faulty componants. I am thinking of selling the laptop but don't want to sell it to someone knowing it may fail in the near future.

My guess is that this must be heat related as wrapping in a blanket stopped the laptop cooling and it was very hot when I removed the blanket.The laptop now starts OK regardless of the temp, I left it overnight and restarted OK.

I Googled and found a number of posts that speculated this is a bad solder problem and the heat re-flows the solder.Some say this is only a temporary fix.Here's one Post.I hope this doesn't happen to my DV6

Been using my laptop for a year already. Last night I used it to do my presentations but it hanged and so I long pressed it to shut it down. As I tried to turn it on unfortunately it won't. I tried to do some troubleshooting like removing the batt but failed. I have observed that the caps lock button is blinking for twice then pause then blink again twice. Its only the caps lock led is blinking. I tried to charge it but seems quite normal. I notice also some sound inside seems like beeping thing. What would I do?

Hallo, I own a HP pavilion dv6. Normale I use to set to hibernation when I finish working. However, today as I came back home and tried to switch on from hibernation, I remarked the caps lock blinking and hard disk orange light. Is there anything I can do by myself? If not, where could I take my notebook near Cadiz, Spain? Any chance I can keep data from the HD?Thank you,Roberto

I have been using my laptop for a couple of years now and i have never experienced this issue. It all began two days ago, when i started noticing that my laptop would shut down itself suddenly after 2-3hours of use, the problem has extended to even when booting the laptop, the caps lock light blinks continously, while the screen is blank, at intervals of 3seconds for sometime then the computer restarts itself automatically. After blinking for more than a hundred times the laptop boots successfully but then again after a few hours of use it shuts down again suddenly and i have to repeat the same procedure. took it to a shop yesterday and the fan was cleaned, also the area around the processor was heated, i believe it is called 'reflowing'. They tested my RAM and everything was okay. after getting home with the laptop, i powered it on, and the same issue began, the capslock started blinking, after calling the shop, was told to start the computer wthout the battery being present, i dd this and after a few attempts the laptop booted successfully. i used t and shut it down as i was going to bed. This morning tried booting it and the same caps lock issue occurred. Please can someone assist, this is getting out of hand now. Thanks in advance.

- hard power reset: same issue- took out RAM: no beeping, ok motherboard issue- replaced motherboard: same issue, crap- returned motherboard (glad there a return policy)- replace CPU: same issue, super crap i'm out of ideas... any input would be greatly appreciated.Zac

Hello, I have an HP Pavillion x360 m3 convertible and it no longer turns on (screen is blank). I've tried a number of different resets from what I've read but nothing is working. I bought this computer 2 monts ago. Right before it went blank it looked like it did some sort of update but i was unable to see what it was before it started. The caps lock blinks 3 times slowly and then fast 5 times. Is that a factory reset i should try? Helpppp Thanks! Joe.

Answer:HP Pavillion x360 m3 DOES NOT TURN ON---caps lock blinking

Hello joebianc86, If caps lock is blinking thrice , The memory module has gone bad !! Please run the memory test : http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03467259 Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again !! **Click the White Thumbs Up Button on the right to say Thanks**Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. Thank You,GBL84I am not an HP Employee

I'm having issues with what I think I've narrowed down to my motherboard. The laptop turns on for about two seconds, then the fan cuts off and the caps lock blinks 3 lights before pausing and doing again in a continuous loop. I've searched and found the lights to be indicative of a memory issue, so I removed and replaced the memory with other memory, taken out the wifi adapter, cleaned the ram slot as well as the wifi adapter slot, and it continues to do this. I've seen reflowing the motherboard as something fixes some people's problems, but I really want to avoid doing that because I'm not comfortable with the idea itself. Is there anything I'm missing?

Answer:hp 2000 2C25DX caps lock blinking 3 times

No I think you have accurately diagnosed the problem. A reflow is not likely to help although there are shops that will repair a motherboard using advanced electronics and equipment to repair chips, not reflow. Reflow is very crude and ultimately ineffective. We can also likely find you a replacement board.

yesterday night by accident i droped my laptop pavilion 15 windows 10 64 bit everything was ok i check the buttons where fine the all work but today when i turned my laptop on to do some work my caps lock button stated flashing it doesnt stop it is still flashing it stops after a while and keeps flashing again can someone please help me im new to this forum if this post is in a wrong sub forum please move it to a right one please help me and thx

Answer:my caps lock button started blinking please help ASAP

clashwithA_YT wrote:yesterday night by accident i droped my laptop pavilion 15 windows 10 64 bit everything was ok i check the buttons where fine the all work but today when i turned my laptop on to do some work my caps lock button stated flashing it doesnt stop it is still flashing it stops after a while and keeps flashing again can someone please help me im new to this forum if this post is in a wrong sub forum please move it to a right one please help me and thx Dropping a notebook can cause severe damage. Unfortunately, it will qualify as owner induced damage because you dropped it. Any repairs will be out of your own pocket . Does it have a legacy hard disk or an SSD disk? The blinking is a diagnostic code. Watch the blinks to determine where it repeats. What is the complete product name or product number? Look on the side of the box it was delivered in.

Just got this laptop for my daughter and first time we switch on it won't boot, nothing on screen. it has power and seems to stop with the caps and num lock leds flashing. Tried switching on and off a couple of times and nothing

Hello. I am using an HP Pavilion g6 1045ej laptop. The laptop is about 4 years old and 3 days ago I replaced the cpu from i3 380m to i7 640m. after the repalcement the laptop didn't boot up, the fans were whirring but the BIOS screen didnt came up. The Caps Lock button is blinking in intervals of one, the wireless button is orange and thats it. Its been like this ever since. Any suggestions?, Please help.

My fiancée's HP G62 laptop suddenly stopped booting. More specifically, when you press the power button, the power light comes on, but the screen stays totally black. I tried doing a hard reset on it (unplug, remove the battery, and hold power button down for 60 seconds), but that didn't work. I tried this multiple times with no success. I shined a flashlight on the screen to see if there was a faint image (indicating a backlight problem), but there is no image at all. I tried connecting the computer to an external monitor, and that didn't work either. Recently I had to replace the fan and the power button assembly on this machine, but it was working fine after that until now.

Yesterday the laptop wouldn't start. Starts to power on, caps lock LED blinks repeatedly, then shuts off. I have no doubt this is a POST code, but I can't find any info from dell to determine it's meaning.

After pulling power, battery, etc. and waiting a while, we got it to boot to windows, then got a BSOD with an error message and had to turn it off. Back to the post code.

I connected the drive to my desktop and backed up all the data. Then I stripped the laptop down the system board (no obvious hardware problems detected), then tried to power up with memory and CPU only. Seems to work, tells me no HD found (as expected). I added the HD, and made it to windows startup screen, saw the desktop, then it hit a BSOD.

I tried another reboot, and went into the bios, turned on "thorough POST". On the next power cycle, no POST errors, but I hit F12 to go to Diagnostics. First time through, it hung in a memory test. Not sure that's the culprit, I rebooted and did it again. Made it through the memory test no problem, next step it loads a diagnostics GUI. Started running system board tests through the GUI, and it locked up again.

Next reboot and I'm staring at the blinking caps lock LED again, and can't get it to boot. This is with AC power, and only the keybaord, CPU, HD, and memory installed. Since then, I haven't been able to get it to boot successfully.

I am completely comfortable taking this thing apart and replacing things, but unt... Read more